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§8724 Zoning regulations and maps

Title 40 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › Part PART D— - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND PARKS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA › Chapter CHAPTER 87— - PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - PLANNING PROCESS › § 8724

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The National Capital Planning Commission can send reports and recommendations to the D.C. Zoning Commission about whether proposed zoning rules or map changes fit the comprehensive plan. The Planning Commission can also propose changes to the zoning rules or map. If a Planning Commission representative asks, the Zoning Commission may pause a public hearing for a reasonable time so the Planning Commission can give another report. There is a Zoning Committee inside the Planning Commission with at least three members. That Committee can carry out the Planning Commission’s duties under this rule and section 8725 when the Planning Commission decides or when the Zoning Commission asks and the Planning Commission agrees.

Title 40, §8724

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(a)The National Capital Planning Commission may make a report and recommendation to the Zoning Commission of the District of Columbia, as provided in section 5 of the Act of June 20, 1938 (ch. 534, 52 Stat. 798), on the relation, conformity, or consistency of proposed amendments of the zoning regulations and maps with the comprehensive plan for the National Capital. The Planning Commission may also submit to the Zoning Commission proposed amendments or general revisions to the zoning regulations or the zoning map for the District of Columbia.

(b)When requested by an authorized representative of the Planning Commission, the Zoning Commission may recess for a reasonable period of time any public hearing it is holding to consider a proposed amendment to the zoning regulations or map so that the Planning Commission may have an opportunity to present to the Zoning Commission an additional report on the proposed amendment.

(c)(1)There is a Zoning Committee of the National Capital Planning Commission. The Committee consists of at least three members of the Planning Commission the Planning Commission designates for that purpose. The number of members serving on the Committee may vary.

(2)The Committee shall carry out the functions vested in the Planning Commission under this section and section 8725 of this title—

(A)to the extent the Planning Commission decides; and

(B)when requested by the Zoning Commission and approved by the Planning Commission.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 8724(a)40:71g(a).June 6, 1924, ch. 270, § 8(a)–(c), as added July 19, 1952, ch. 949, § 1, 66 Stat. 790; Pub. L. 93–198, title II, § 203(g), Dec. 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 783. 8724(b)40:71g(b). 8724(c)40:71g(c). In subsection (a), the words “Act of June 20, 1938” are substituted for “Act of March 1, 1920” to correct an error in the law. In subsection (b), the words “properly”, “at its discretion”, and “or its representative” are omitted as unnecessary. In subsection (c)(1), the words “from time to time” are omitted as unnecessary.

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 5 of the Act of

June 20, 1938, referred to in subsec. (a), is section 5 of act

June 20, 1938, ch. 534, 52 Stat. 798, which is not classified to the Code.